State
State Investigation Found Law Breaking by Round Rock ISD Police
Investigative report raises questions of who is holding the school’s police accountable.
Group Says Eliminating School Property Taxes is Only Path to Permanent Property Tax Cuts
The Huffines Liberty Foundation released its latest Q&A fact sheet.
Human Smugglers Steal License Plates From Citizens to Avoid Capture
A police chief says that smugglers are now adopting the new strategy of stolen license plates to evade detection.
State Sen. Bob Hall Seeks to Curb Influence of International Organizations in Texas
New legislation is needed to protect the sovereignty of Texas.
State Archive
CHIPing Away At Taxpayers
What was Kay Bailey Hutchison thinking? As the only Texas Republican to support a massive expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program, Hutchison's vote is contrary to the wisdom of Texas' fiscal conservatives on a program of questionable effectiveness. The...
Tax First, Spend More
Never has a newspaper gotten the story so right. The section heading said it all, “Taxing As A First Option.†That’s precisely the attitude of so many in government, and in this case the government apologists are admitting it. A Dallas Morning News article about...
Hey Kids, It’s Okay To Lie and Cheat
Texas school districts are showing kids that it is okay to lie and cheat so that you may get your way. This valuable life lesson comes courtesy of school districts efforts to convince voters to raise their taxes, as reported in today’s Dallas Morning News. At least...
Embracing Mediocrity
Public education in Texas is a mess. That's the nutshell version of a straightforward piece in the Dallas Morning News, in which the president of the Texas Association of Business presents sobering statistics to demonstrate that "state government has only compounded...
New Tax Slams Small Business, Lawmaker Says Sales Tax Increase on the Way
The Galveston Daily News reports the new business tax is squeezing small business, the engine of the economy and job creation. Dickinson's Mark Fehrle, who owns a 14-person elevator company, was "floored"" to find out he would have to pay between $15,000 and $18,000...
Your Money Headin’ Down The Road
Remember the Texas Department of Transportation plan to use $9 million of your money to convince you to quit worrying and love the TransTexas Corridor? Well, it's still going on, but now one of the Texas Taxpayer Heroes is stepping up to ask the Legislature to study...
Taxpayers Funding Anti-Taxpayer Lobbyists
Taxpayers had a good day in court this week, but it doesn't make up for the untold millions of dollars government entities have used in our money to lobby against the interests of the people paying for big government. Some time ago my friend Peggy Venable at Americans...
A Hero And A Gentleman
Not only is he one of the best members of the Texas Legislature on fiscal issues, but State Rep. Jim Jackson (R-Carrollton) is a gentleman in the finest sense of the word. I had the honor of presenting him the "Texas Taxpayer Hero" Award at an event in Dallas this...
Lawmakers Caught With Hands in Trauma Cookie Jar
Remember how the sporting goods tax has been diverted from state parks and the soon-to-be-abolished telephone infrastructure tax was funneled into general revenues after its purpose of connecting rural schools andl libraries had long been achieved. The San Antonio...